New feature: Tasks/Reminders

We are pleased to announced a major new feature in Primer art software. Now you can create reminders for any record including a contact, artwork, exhibition page, or transaction. For example, you can remind yourself to follow up on a sales offer or to request the return of artwork at the end of a consignment. Or create more extensive tasks that involve multiple records and users. For example, a project such as an artist's catalogue can be accessed by multiple users, list all the details of the job that need to be completed and give multiple reminders about deadlines. Our home page features all your upcoming tasks and reminders. Our thanks to our client Kate MacGarry Gallery for their assistance in developing this feature to make Primer even more useful software for art gallery management and art collection management.

A detail from a homepage featuring a user's tasks and reminders.

Affordable data imports

Many of our clients are initially hesitant to switch to a new art database because they worry about the hassle of importing their crucial data from their old art software. Primer makes it easy and affordable. Our clients have come to us from other companies such as ArtBase, ArtSystems (GalleryPro), ArtLogic, Gallery Manager (exhibit-E), Masterpiece Manager, Art Stacks, and many others. Whether you are frustrated by using a bloated, expensive system or struggling to get by with simple Excel spreadsheets, let us do the import for you. Start saving time and money by using Primer to manage your art gallery or art collection.

Primer helps you make better offers to your clients because you can now visualize their interests.

Armory Week in NYC

Primer Archives continues its art fair tour in New York this March, and we are currently booking appointments for in-person demos. We currently have some availability between Monday February 27 - Friday March 3. We are happy to visit you at the ADAA fair, the Armory Show, Volta, NADA, Independent, Art on Paper, Spring/Break, Scope or wherever might be convenient. We are able to host you at our office, as well. We look forward to showing you how our art software is helping art galleries and art advisors become more profitable and efficient. Primer is more than just an art database and we look forward to showing you why!

Photograph by Teddy Wolff | Courtesy of The Armory Show

Primer video update: Transactions

We have released a newly updated video covering Primer's 15 transactions, including our flexible custom transaction option. This meaty video covers everything from sale to consignment to donation and everything in between. If you need a refresher on a specific topic, use the times stamps listed below the video (be sure to watch on our Vimeo page to use this function). As we continue to enhance Primer to be the best art software for our clients' needs, we will continue to update our instructional videos. 

Sell and invoice your artwork quickly with Primer art software

Thank you!

Thank you to all our great clients and supporters who helped Primer Archives triple in size in 2016. We are honored that so many great businesses from New York to Los Angeles to London, and everywhere in between, choose Primer as their art gallery software to manage inventory, contacts, transactions, artists and exhibitions. This year we also expanded our client base to include art advisors and private collections. Primer was developed by art dealers who saw a need for better functioning, less expensive art gallery database software. We look forward to expanding in 2017 to include artist software and to continue to meet the needs of the art gallery, art advisor, and art collecting communities. 

Courtesy of artist Tucker Nichols

Primer Archives in Miami for Art Basel Miami Beach

Primer Archives will be in Miami to support our many clients taking advantage of the convenience of our cloud hosting services. We are also offering in-person demonstrations. To secure an appointment, please contact us: info@primerarchives.com . We are happy to host you in the lounge at the Untitled Art Fair at 12th St and Ocean Drive or we will be conducting demos at other fairs throughout the city as well. 

Untitled Art Fair, Miami Beach

Free Trial of Primer at the Miami Art Fairs Have your art gallery or art collection software available 24/7

We are offering select galleries and collections a free trial of Primer Archives from now until the first week of December when nearly 80,000 members of the art community descend on Miami Beach. Please contact us as soon as possible to secure one of these complimentary cloud hosting spots. Whether you are at Art Basel Miami Beach in the convention center, the Untitled fair right on the beach, up Collins at NADA (New Art Dealers Alliance), Pulse, and Miami Project, or at the many events in Wynwood like Art Miami and everything in between, maintain constant access to your gallery inventory or private collection on your iPhone, iPad, or laptop. Share images of work not on site with clients or colleagues. Email follow-up from the Primer app. Instantly create price lists or work labels for the pieces in your booth. Our clients have reported increased sales at art fairs thanks to having immediate access to their full inventory, which can easily be viewed in fullscreen and quickly emailed. This special offer is available to new clients.

Art Basel Miami Beach 2015, Courtesy Art Basel

Primer Archives Cloud Hosting

With servers located across the US and internationally, each user’s Primer Archives database is securely cloud hosted, providing an easy networking solution with convenient access to their information. Don't be limited by a database that you can't view on any Mac, PC, iPhone, or iPad.

Primer named Official Gallery Software Partner for Texas Contemporary

We are pleased to announce that Primer is now an Official Partner with Texas Contemporary. We will be at the fair and still have a few slots left for personal demo appointments. Using Primer not only makes your business more efficient and focused on sales, we make it very easy to upload your VIP list for the Texas Contemporary Fair. Primer can be rapidly developed and therefore continues to evolve to meet our clients needs. We always listen to our partners and clients, and we look forward to working with Texas Contemporary and the Art Market Productions team.

Texas Contemporary Art Fair, Courtesy of Art Market Productions.

Primer in Houston, Texas

Primer will be in Houston Texas, September 28 - October 2, 2016  and will be visiting Texas Contemporary and the Houston Art Fair. We do have a limited number of slots available for personal demo presentations. Contact us to make an appointment!

Primer at the Seattle Art Fair

Primer will be in attendance at the Seattle Art Fair August 4-7, 2016. We will be conducting demo presentations by appointment only. Please contact us to learn more.